Short version: The Grand Canyon National Park is a beautiful, varied place to take a vacation. The Bright Angel Trail is in excellent condition with all water sources running full bore. All snow and ice has melted off the trail, even on the shaded north facing slopes. Daytime temperatures are running (on the rim) in the 60-70... night time in the 30's. In the inner canyon the temperatures are slightly higher, on the day we down hiked the Bright Angel it was in the mid-80's in the inner canyon. Reports from a group camped across from us at Mather Campground who hiked the South Kaibab trail also show favorable hiking conditions, but there is no water available on this trail. The Tonto trail, which follows the contour line above the river and connects many of the up/down trails, is in good condition, but again, no water available for most of its length. Plenty of animals to look at, California Condors are active... as are the snakes and reptiles.
((The long version is still in the works... lets just say it's not the TR I thought I'd be writing this weekend))...
